Table 1.

Examples of Studies Demonstrating a Relationship between Cancer and Thrombosis.

Fibrin deposited in and around tumor cells of patients with small cell carcinoma of the lung, and breast and renal cell cancer [4] Prolonged survival rate of patients with small cell lung cancer who received warfarin [5,6] Lower mortality rates in cancer patients who receive unfractionated or low-molecular-weight heparin [7–10] Reduced angiogenesis and tumor invasion in patients treated with heparin [11,12].